Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson (born 11 March 1971) is a

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actor and author.

Early life

Sven Bert Jonas Karlsson was born on 11 March 1971 in Salem, Sweden. He grew up in Värmdö.

Career

Acting

He and

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played Johan and Marianne, respectively, in a 2009 stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergmans's 1973 miniseries ''

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.'' The production, directed by , premiered at the Royal Dramatic Theater. He won a

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for Best Actor in 2004 for the movie '' Details''. He published his first book, a collection of short stories, in 2007. He wrote three short novels that were translated into English: The Room, The Invoice, and The Circus. His writing often features weird characters and Kafkaesque surrealism. For his role as Tommy Lund in Riding in Darkness, he was nominated for Best Male Performance in a Television Production at

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2023. He also earned an

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nomination.

Writing

In 2007, he made his literary debut with the short story collection .

Acting credits

Film

Television

Theater

Bibliography

* Det andra målet (2007) * Den perfekte vännen : noveller (2009) * Spår i Snön (2011) * Spelreglerna (2012) * God jul : en berättelse (2013) * Fakturan (2014)

References

External links

* * 1971 births Living people Swedish male actors Best Actor Guldbagge Award winners People from Södertälje Male actors from Stockholm County 20th-century Swedish people 21st-century Swedish people {{Sweden-film-actor-stub Swedish male film actors Swedish male television actors Swedish male stage actors